Rooks Scrap Yard poetry Challenge

This morning in English, Rooks looked at the setting of the scrap yard, where the Iron Man settles. We explored what would be found there, and wrote a verse of a poem in home groups. We then put it together to make a class poem.

Well done Rooks- excellent descriptive phrases!

Rooks ‘Scrapyard Challenge’ Poem 20/3/17

A broken scooter lying still on the dirt,

Old, bent cutlery tumbling down from the rocky cliff edge.

A big helicopter still and unmoving.

As rusty as an old chain, a worn motorbike lays still.

A burnt out microwave falling from a hill crashing slowly to the ground,

Five tatty, old and rusty engines screeching as they roll down the hill.

CLINK, CLASH, BOOM!

Rusty springs and bolts clinging and clanking all day long

A television as tall as a rusty old truck.

A broken radiator covered from edge to edge in dust and cracks,

The wires are as long as a train and older than World War  Two.

Ragged nails and nuts swarming together as the wind blows,

A mouldy microwave nestling against a rusty pile of pans.

CRASH, BANG, WALLOP!

A TV being shoved down the fierce Iron Man’s throat

A black shiny wheel rolling round the dirty steel.

Exhausted engines rusting away in the wind

A computer tasting better than All You Can Eat at a buffet

A red old car lying in the metal scrapyard

An iron chain wrapping itself around a lamppost.

BANG! CRASH! WALLOP!

A broken microwave laying against an old pile of cars

A greasy old stove, beneath an old broken tractor.

An ancient rusty TV stuck under an engine

A broken boiler spewing with oil covered over by a metal blanket.

An enormous trailing chain running from one side to the other.

CLINK, CLINK, CLINK!

Greasy, old springs jumping, flipping, tumbling down the monstrous mountain

A rusty old tractor that has been silent and lying motionless for years.

Chains for a topping – whatever they’re on, they are perfect for a treat!

Rusty railway tracks that lie silently on the edge of the sharp cliff.

An old decaying black fridge laying on the mountain edge.

Forks, knives, spoons all clinking together as they spill down the hill.

CLINK! CLINK! CLINK!

The Iron Man was happy.

SWIFTS and MENTOS...!

Well...it is safe to say that the Swift class have absolutely loved Science Week! They have investigated and tested all sorts of weird and wacky experiments. As an epic end to a wonderful week we left the best until last!

Earlier today Swifts tested to see which bottles of liquid would react best with a packet of Mentos. They had three options: water, lemonade and coco cola.  In true Swift style, we predicted first, generated our scientific questions that we wanted to find out and set out to find the answers.

Below is a video of the lemonade and the coco cola...they were fab!

Well done Swifts, you've been super scientists all week! 

Swifts Super Science continues...

Yesterday, super Swifts took part in another fun task linked to Science Week! They used their knowledge of 2D shapes and created a shape to test blowing bubbles with.  They had to create their shape out of wire and think about the size of it too! Once created, we predicted to see which mixture would work best.  Was it washing up liquid and water? Washing up liquid, water and glycerine or shower gel and water? Through a thorough test session of blowing bubbles (what fun it was) we knew which mixture was ideal.  It was in fact the... shower gel and water! The mixture was thicker than the other two and held the bubbles longer than the others.  Also, it did help having a smaller shape! Check out the fab pictures below...

Super Science in Year R!

We have been very busy during Science week! We investigated what happens to flour when we add different substances to it. We made predictions and then tested our ideas! As you can see from the pictures, we enjoyed finding out the results and getting very messy!


We also used our 'Super Heads' to think carefully about how far a car will travel on different surfaces. We made predictions and then tested our results by measuring the length travelled with our hands or a tape measure. We thought carefully about why and shared our ideas.


Please take a look at our pictures!

Science week

Year 1 have had an amazing week learning all about floating and sinking.  We started by creating a definition of what thet meant. We looked at weight and the effect this can have on whether something floats or sinks. We looked at the book who sank the boat and made predictions. We even learned how to write a conclusion. We tested if we were right. We ended the week by understanding what made a good boat and we even made boats to test. What a great week we  had.

Year 1 test to see if their boats float!

The Great Bitterne Bake Off!

Science week in Year 5 culminated in a Great Bitterne Bake off this afternoon, as we applied all of the skills that we have been learning this week to design and bake our very own bread.  We worked in groups to make our bread with a fantastic team of parent helpers.

We then presented our bread to the Judges - Mary Berry-Rice and Paul Hollywood-Pucket!  They smelt, tasted and felt the bread to decide who would take the crown for the best tasting bread.  It was the "Chocolate Sensation" bread that was the favourite, with it's taste and texture like a lardy cake!  Awards were also given to the best presented and best teamwork.  Well done to everyone - what a fantastic week and thank you SO much the fabulous parent helpers - I hope you got to have a taste!!